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The Plait (Portrait of Petra, the artist's daughter): P.122-1948

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Plait (Portrait of Petra, the artist's daughter)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gill, Eric

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bought from the S.G. Perceval Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1948-05)

Dating

Production date: AD 1922

Note

Proof

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 323 mm Width 252 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: signed in reverse

  • Text: EG
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.122-1948
Primary reference Number: 2472
Physick: 195
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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